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ChatGPT group chats alternative

Group chats are gone. This is where that conversation lives now.

OpenAI began retiring ChatGPT group chats on 9 July 2026, so you can no longer start or join one. Convaa is the same idea, built to stay: one thread, everybody in it, the AI reading the whole conversation as it goes.

ConvaaChatGPT group chats
Can you still start oneYes. Make a thread, send the link, people are in it.No. OpenAI stopped new group chats on 9 July 2026; existing ones became read-only.
How people joinA link. Anyone can open it and start prompting without making an account first.An invite link, but every participant needed a ChatGPT account.
Group sizeInvite the people who need to be there. Viewers and commenters are free, so the cost of one more is nothing.Up to 20 people per group chat.
Shared contextEveryone prompts the same conversation and the model reads all of it.The same idea, while it lasted.
ModelsClaude, GPT and open models, plus a Council that asks several at once and synthesizes.OpenAI models only.
When the chat is not enoughComments, pins, revision history, action items, document export and an audit trail.Not offered.
Running it yourselfSelf-hosted and on-premise deployment available.Not offered.

Comparison based on each product's public pricing and documentation as of August 2026. ChatGPT group chats is a trademark of its respective owner; Convaa is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.

Common questions

What happened to ChatGPT group chats?
OpenAI began retiring them on 9 July 2026. From that date you could no longer create or join a new group chat, existing ones became read-only, and history stayed readable. OpenAI described it as simplifying the product after the pilot.
What is the closest replacement?
Convaa. It is built around the thing group chats were for: several people in one conversation with an AI that reads everything anyone has said. You send a link, people join, and everyone can prompt the same thread.
Do the other people need an account?
No. A visitor can open the link and start prompting straight away. If they sign up afterwards their messages and threads carry over, because the account is added to the identity they already had rather than replacing it.
Is this just ChatGPT again?
No. Convaa runs Claude, GPT and open models, and you can put one question to several of them at once and get a synthesized answer. You can also bring your own provider key.
Can we run it on our own infrastructure?
Yes. Convaa ships a self-hosted stack you can stand up with one command, including on-premise deployments. That is usually the blocker for teams who cannot send conversations to a vendor at all.
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